Vanuatu earthquakes in 1950
15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1950. The largest: M7.9 99 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Dec 3, 1950.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1950 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1950
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.277 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 25 km deep
- 6.276 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 16 km deep
- 7.999 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 6.297 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 6.059 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 45 km deep
- 6.0123 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 45 km deep
- 6.4111 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 6.9127 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.7106 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.385 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 6.9107 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 7.191 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 50 km deep
- 6.2124 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 6.4128 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 20 km deep
- 6.7110 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1950 | 0 | ||
| February 1950 | 0 | ||
| March 1950 | 0 | ||
| April 1950 | 0 | ||
| May 1950 | 6 | 7.1 | 91 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| June 1950 | 2 | 6.9 | 127 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| July 1950 | 3 | 6.4 | 111 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu |
| August 1950 | 0 | ||
| September 1950 | 0 | ||
| October 1950 | 1 | 6.2 | 97 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| November 1950 | 0 | ||
| December 1950 | 3 | 7.9 | 99 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.